ASHLAND, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's basketball team shot just 31.8 percent (14-for-44) for the game and fell, 67-53, to Randolph-Macon on Friday evening in Ashland, Va.
Despite connecting on just 35.0 percent of their first half offerings, the Generals (1-10, 1-8 ODAC) trailed by only five points at the half (31-26). The Yellow Jackets (7-6, 6-4 ODAC), who won for the seventh time in their last eight contests, outscored W&L by nine (36-27) in the second half for the final 14-point cushion.
For the game, W&L committed 21 turnovers, compared to 18 for R-MC.
Freshman guard Louisa Feve (Bethesda, Md./Winston Churchill) led three W&L players in double figures with a game-high 16 points, including 8-of-11 from the free throw line. Junior forward Sarah Michaels (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) scored 14 points and sophomore point guard Bethany Dannelly (Raleigh, N.C./William G. Enloe) added 12 points and five assists.
Megan Silva paced the Yellow Jackets by scoring 16 points, dishing out eight assists and grabbing four rebounds. Emily Crider notched 12 points and five boards in 17 minutes of action.
Washington and Lee continues its road trip tomorrow when it tips off at Virginia Wesleyan at 5:00 pm.
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